You might choose to avoid conflict if it's about something that doesn't really matter, especially if your relationship to the other person involved does matter. For example, your best friend insists he won your last board game tournament.
Why should we avoid confrontation?
By actively avoiding confrontation, we feel good in the moment but ignore the future. ... We avoid the way it makes us feel and look in the eyes of others. People find themselves avoiding confrontation and conflict for the following reasons and probably many more: - Fear of rejection when standing up for yourself.
When should you avoid conflict?
When is Avoiding Appropriate?
- When an issue is trivial and other issues are more important or pressing - use time and effort where it will be most productive.
- When there is no opportunity to constructively address the concern - attempts to deal with the problem will likely result in futility and may make matters worse.
